United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 02-3754 ___________

Van Johnson, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the Eastern * District of Missouri. Cameron Daniels; Dale Glass; * Gene Stubblefield; Steve Long; * [UNPUBLISHED] Gary Kempker, * * Appellees. * ___________

Submitted: March 4, 2003

Filed: March 7, 2003 ___________

Before BYE, FAGG, and RILEY, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

Van Johnson appeals the district court's* 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) dismissal without prejudice of Johnson's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Having carefully reviewed the record, we conclude dismissal was proper. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47A(a).

* The Honorable E. Richard Webber, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. A true copy.

Attest:

CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

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